Scholarship for International Students Date of Application
Date of Interviews
Fulbright Scholarship
March/April of year preceding planned study
Rhodes Southern African Scholarships Programme
National Research Foundation (NRF) Scholarship
Name
12
General Comments
Contact Person/Weblink
May/June (Interviews are 6 -8 weeks after the submission of your applications. If you are not accepted for interviews, you will receive no communication from the Fulbright organisers).
For study in the United States for MA, PhD or non-degree purpose coursework relating to your PhD. Provides funding for a maximum of two years. In your application, stress the significance of your potential contributions to South Africa, and give detailed (though succinct) explanations as to why you need to study in the U.S. Some important points to note: 1) Fulbright does not allow you to apply to universities independently after you have received the award. They apply to universities through the IIE and will not necessarily apply to all of your universities of choice, particularly if they are expensive. You have to provide very strong motivation if you are set on a specific university or city. 2) In line with this, if you receive the Fulbright you will usually only discover which university you will be attending in roughly April of the year you leave. 3) If you receive the Fulbright, revise for your GREs. You will need to write both the standard GRE and the GRE for English Literature
Fulbright (USA) http://southafrica.usembassy.gov/fulbright_program.html
July/August of year preceding planned study
September (first round) and December (second round)
For study at the University of Oxford. Either for Masters or second undergraduate degree. Focus on extra-‐curricular activity and home-‐ country benefit. Be prepared for grilling interviews from a panel of up to ten. Pay attention to detail in your motivation: questions are often derived from this. A dinner with the other applicants and members of the interview panel is held the night before and conversation contributes to the application process.
https://www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk/scholarships/apply/
July of year preceding planned study
None
Generally with a bias towards empirical research, and only partial cost of support (PCS) available for international students. There are two assignations of money; the second being a dividing up of whatever money is left over after preferred choices are made. Be sure to stress home country benefit. Application on the NRF online submission system https://nrfsubmission.nrf.ac.za/. Information: https://www.nrf.ac.za/funding/framework-documents
Application on the NRF online submission system https://nrfsubmission.nrf.ac.za/ Information: https://www.nrf.ac.za/funding/framework-documents
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